Dreaded
Crossword Clue and Answers
Looking for answers to the "Dreaded" crossword clue? it's your lucky day, we have them! Today we have 13 crossword solutions for Dreaded.
We most recently saw this clue in The Sun Cryptic.
We deem Dreaded to be a VERY COMMON crossword clue as we've seen it more than 13 times in a variety of crossword publications.
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Publications
- The Sun Cryptic - Sunday, 4 Jul 2021
- The Sun Cryptic - Tuesday, 13 Apr 2021
- The Sun Cryptic - Wednesday, 10 Feb 2021
- Irish Independent - Simple - Saturday, 21 Mar 2020
- Irish Times Simplex Crossword - Monday, 25 Mar 2019
- Irish Times Simplex Crossword - Friday, 31 Mar 2017
- Irish Times Simplex Crossword - Saturday, 18 Jun 2016
Crossword Answers
4 letters
DIRE
Causing fear or dread or terror; "the awful war"; "an awful risk"; "dire news"; "a career or vengeance so direful that London was shocked"; "the dread presence of the headmaster"; "polio is no longer the dreaded disease it once was"; "a dreadful storm"; "a fearful howling"; "horrendous explosions shook the city"; "a terrible curse"
5 letters
DREAD
Fearful expectation or anticipation; "the student looked around the examination room with apprehension"
AWFUL
Exceptionally bad or displeasing; "atrocious taste"; "abominable workmanship"; "an awful voice"; "dreadful manners"; "a painful performance"; "terrible handwriting"; "an unspeakable odor came sweeping into the room"
6 letters
7 letters
DIREFUL
Causing fear or dread or terror; "the awful war"; "an awful risk"; "dire news"; "a career or vengeance so direful that London was shocked"; "the dread presence of the headmaster"; "polio is no longer the dreaded disease it once was"; "a dreadful storm"; "a fearful howling"; "horrendous explosions shook the city"; "a terrible curse"
FEARFUL
Timid by nature or revealing timidity; "timorous little mouse"; "in a timorous tone"; "cast fearful glances at the large dog"
AWESOME
Inspiring awe or admiration or wonder; "New York is an amazing city"; "the Grand Canyon is an awe-inspiring sight"; "the awesome complexity of the universe"; "this sea, whose gently awful stirrings seem to speak of some hidden soul beneath"- Melville; "Westminster Hall's awing majesty, so vast, so high, so silent"
8 letters
HORRIFIC
Grossly offensive to decency or morality; causing horror; "subjected to outrageous cruelty"; "a hideous pattern of injustice"; "horrific conditions in the mining industry"
TERRIBLE
Exceptionally bad or displeasing; "atrocious taste"; "abominable workmanship"; "an awful voice"; "dreadful manners"; "a painful performance"; "terrible handwriting"; "an unspeakable odor came sweeping into the room"
DREADFUL
Exceptionally bad or displeasing; "atrocious taste"; "abominable workmanship"; "an awful voice"; "dreadful manners"; "a painful performance"; "terrible handwriting"; "an unspeakable odor came sweeping into the room"
FEARSOME
Causing fear or dread or terror; "the awful war"; "an awful risk"; "dire news"; "a career or vengeance so direful that London was shocked"; "the dread presence of the headmaster"; "polio is no longer the dreaded disease it once was"; "a dreadful storm"; "a fearful howling"; "horrendous explosions shook the city"; "a terrible curse"
10 letters
HORRENDOUS
Causing fear or dread or terror; "the awful war"; "an awful risk"; "dire news"; "a career or vengeance so direful that London was shocked"; "the dread presence of the headmaster"; "polio is no longer the dreaded disease it once was"; "a dreadful storm"; "a fearful howling"; "horrendous explosions shook the city"; "a terrible curse"
11 letters
FRIGHTENING
The act of inspiring with fear